Ninja Assassin. Directed by James McTeigue (of V ... Rain also needed to engage in an intense training regimen so he could appear to be a Ninja trained from childhood. His performance impressed ...

long flashbacks in which we see the training of a very special ninja named Raizo (the Korean actor Rain). "Suffering exists because weakness exists!" his Zen master/assassin trainer tells him.

In the world of “Ninja Assassin,” these liquids are all the same ... strange narrative cocktail that includes a heart-rending coming-of-age story, melodrama, training montages, romantic comedy ...

Raizo (Korean actor Rain) remembers this brutal training in flashbacks ... It's got to have an edge, and the one on 'Ninja Assassin' is dull as a butter knife. Action drama, 99 min.

There aren’t many surprises here — from the training flashbacks (blindfolded sword fighters) to the murder of Raizu’s one true love to the climax — a real Battle Royal. “Ninja Assassin ...